commonsensicalNov 14, 2008

Interesting that they can lay people off and still get the job done. Why were they hired in the first place if the department can run without them? Oh, wait. If they didn't have contracted employees, then the real state employees would actually have to do some work.

mproctor2Nov 14, 2008

The most controllable expense in any industry is labor cost. Why doesnt the govt. get this concept?

whatelseisnewNov 14, 2008

The people working for the state that are in the decision making roles just do not get it do they. They need to start at the top and start cutting personnel. Then they need to cut the salaries of everyone making 50K or more. Do a graduated cut just like that lovely progressive tax code the politicians so love. The more you earn the higher the percentage of the pay cut you will take. They have no idea of the massive train wreck that is coming do they?

discowhaleNov 14, 2008

Yeah, the Rev Dept is a real pip alright.

It took me 3 years to get them to look at their own records of my 2004 tax forms. Then after the say I still owed them $2100, they garnished my wife's check for 5 months, and then returned the money.

"...an audit of our records shows that you overpaid for 2004..."

No duh!!

Fair Tax Plan, Flat Tax Plan anyone?

anonemooseNov 14, 2008

IOW, we won't be able to send all those letters telling us that we didn't file our taxes 6 moths after we got the last letter and sent them copies including the overpayment check stub. I finally started sending them copies every 4 months, then they started on another year. I took copies of the last 6 years down and got a letter saying all taxes had been paid,, and I fax that everytime I get that letter.